Energy & Environmental Newsletter: February 6, 2017

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” Delusion

Proposed Wyoming Bill Outlaws Wind Energy

Wind Energy – A Runaway Failure for Nearly 4 Decades

Coal Plants Shutdown Raised Electricity Rates, & Fails to Reduce Pollution

“Green Champion” China is Building New European Coal Plants

Japan plans to build 45 new coal power plants in next decade

Wind farms killing more bats than expected

Solar project annually uses 1.4 Billion cu ft of gas

Excellent Comments at local wind energy meeting in NY

The Environmental Left and Keystone XL

How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data

Climate change is being used as political hobgoblin

Excellent Three Part Essay: How Climate Works

NOAA Doubles Down On Extreme SLR Prediction (8+ feet)!

Comments, Petitions, etc Opposing the EPA’s Endangerment Finding

Beginning of the End for the EPA

Short video: The Paris Agreement Won’t Change the Climate

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Greed Energy Economics:

Coal Plants Shutdown Raised Electricity Rates, & Fails to Reduce Pollution

Germany’s $Billion Green Mistake

Renewable Energy Tax Incentives – Potential Clues To An Uncertain Future

Trump’s Tax Reform Will Threaten Wind-Financing Deals

Renewable Energy Destroying Ecosystems:

Wind farms killing more bats than expected

Wind Turbine Bird/Bat Mortality Reports in Ontario to date

Report: 85 bats killed per turbine per year

Energy News — National Security:

Wall Street Journal Editorial: “The Winds of Green War” [or a transcription if you can’t access that].

Forbes: “The Purpose Of The Military Is To Defend The Homeland, Not Promote Wind Turbines”

Daily Caller: “Will Trump Save This Critical Military Radar From Wind Turbines?”

New federal legislation (HR 649): Wind Turbines from Military = 50 miles. (Also S.201.)

Biofuel Blunder: Navy Should Prioritize Fleet Modernization over Political Initiatives

Miscellaneous Energy News:

Solar project annually uses 1.4 Billion cu ft of gas

Excellent Comments at local wind energy meeting in NY

Proposed Wyoming Bill Outlaws Wind Energy

Green Mythology: adding different types of renewables smooths output

“Green Champion” China is Building New European Coal Plants

Japan plans to build 45 new coal power plants in next decade: EIA

The Environmental Left and Keystone XL

The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” Delusion

Wind Energy – A Runaway Failure for Nearly 4 Decades (part 2 of 3)

Wind Energy – A Runaway Failure for Nearly 4 Decades (part 3 of 3)

The new White House Energy Page

Please sign this White House Petition against the Wind PTC

Trump’s victory creates uncertainty for wind and solar power

Nuclear vs wind and solar

Wind and Solar Energy Lulls

US Wind Energy Policy: Correcting the Abuse

Interview with Outgoing Head of DOE

Largest US Offshore Wind Project Gets Green Light

Westinghouse 3D printing trials reveal cost savings for all reactor types

A new twist on fusion power could help bring limitless clean energy

Manmade Global Warming Articles:

How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data

Climate change is being used as political hobgoblin

Excellent Three Part Essay: How Climate Works

NOAA Doubles Down On Extreme SLR Prediction (8+ feet)!

Comments, Petitions, etc Opposing the EPA’s Endangerment Finding

Beginning of the End for the EPA

Short video: The Paris Agreement Won’t Change the Climate

Heartland Climate Conference (DC: March 23 & 24)

Fake Climate News Brings Costly, Unneeded Regulations

DEBUNKED: Top 5 “Climate Change” Myths

Why It Doesn’t Matter if Even 100% of Scientists Agree on Global Warming

Trump Signs Executive Orders Broadly Eliminating US Involvement In Paris Agreement

NYT: Our Readers Are Too Dumb To Understand Global Warming Numbers

Mirrors and Mazes: A new guide to the climate debate

Truth or Propaganda?

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